Scientific program
| Time | Session |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Sedating Anxiety in Regional Anesthesia: Essential or Optional for Patient Comfort? Pro-con Debate Moderator: Ana-Maria Dumitriu Speakers: Daniela Ologoiu & Ivan Civirjic |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | PDPH - From Guidelines to Clinical Practice: Panel Discussion Moderator: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu |
| Risk Factors Clara Lobo |
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| Diagnosis Samer Narouze |
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| Prevention Ion Chesov |
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| Management Clara Lobo |
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| Summary & Evidence-Based Reccommendations Samer Narouze |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Continuous Spinal and Geriatric Patients Moderator: Denisa Anastase |
| Postoperative Pain Management at Geriatric Patients Fatma Saricaoglu |
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| Peri-Operative Care for Hip Fracture in Elderly Ezzat Samy Aziz |
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| Continuous Spinal Andrzej Daszkiewicz |
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| Continuous Spinal Anesthesia, Its Place in the Elderly Patient Serghei Șandru |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Rebound Pain Moderator: Eleni Moka |
| Rebound Pain: The Hidden Challenge in Pain Management? Ana-Maria Dumitriu |
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| Rising Awareness About the Rebound Pain Denisa Anastase |
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| TKR: How to Avoid Chronic Pain Ophelia Grimaud |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 | Opening Ceremony Dan Sebastian Dîrzu, Eleni Moka, Marc Van de Velde, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Adrian Petrușel |
| 20:00 | Train the trainers workshop - Radisson Blu Hotel (Offered to faculty members by organizers / Dinner will be served during training) Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Lecturer: Horia Hăsnaș |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Modern Approaches in Pain Management Moderator: Monica Papaianu |
| Decision-Making in Cancer Pain Management - From Case Analysis to Therapeutic Planning Ionuț Branea |
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| Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) Emanuel Narcis Husu |
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| Non-Invasive Central Neuromodulation Techniques (tDCS, tsDCS) - Mechanisms and Clinical Interest Monica Papaianu |
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| Prolotherapy - Classic is The New Modern Stelian Mociu |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Spinal Pain Moderator: Daiana Voiculescu |
| Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2 Daiana Voiculescu |
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| Pain-Steroid Injections. Medical Evidence for Other Methods Adrian Grunfeld |
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| Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar vs. Caudal for Back Pain Alin Pandrea |
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| Updated Guidance for Management of Spinal Pain Arun Bhaskar |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | New Boundaries in Chronic Pain Moderator: Ovidiu Palea |
| Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine Samer Narouze |
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| Indications for Neurolytic Blocks in Nonmalignant Pain Michal But |
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| Spine Endoscopy - Is There a Limit? Ovidiu Palea |
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| Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Jordanian Experience and Outcome Abdelkarim AL-Oweidi |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Challenges in Chronic Pain Moderator: Magdalena Anițescu |
| Sacroiliac Joint and Low Back Pain Arun Bhaskar |
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| Treatment Options for Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty Alin Pandrea |
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| When Advanced Patient Treatments and Healthcare Economics Do Not Align: Challenges in Advocacy and Reimbursement in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Magdalena Anițescu |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 | Opening Ceremony - Atena Hall |
| 20:00 | Train the trainers workshop - Radisson Blu Hotel (Offered to faculty members by organizers / Dinner will be served during training) Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Lecturer: Horia Hăsnaș |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Workshop: Needling Hands-On Trainers: Radu Tăbăcaru, Lucian Băilă, Virgil Poltorac, Cristian Oancea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Workshop: Trunk RA Trainers: Radu Tăbăcaru, Claudiu Neamțu, Marius Novac, Carla Balaj limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Workshop: Limbs RA Trainers: Liliana Mirea, Ana-Maria Dumitriu, Daniela Ologoiu, Carla Balaj limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Workshop: Pain US Trainers: Michal But, Ovidiu Palea, Lucian Băilă, Emanuel Narcis Husu limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop Lumbo-Sacral Sympatetic Trainers: Stelian Mociu, Ionuț Branea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Neuraxial Techniques Moderator: Gabriel Gurman |
| Ultrasound Guided Spinal Anesthesia Yean Lim |
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| US for Neuraxial Procedures; Do We Really Need It? Barbara Breebaart |
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| Dural Puncture - Facts of Life Gabriel Gurman |
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| 09:00 - 10:00 | Pro-Con Debate: Does TAP Blocks Work? Moderator Barbara Breebaart Pro: John McDonnel Con: Alparslan Turan |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | New Concepts in Acute Pain Management Moderator: Raluca Ungureanu |
| The Sympathetic Nervous System in Acute Pain John McDonnel |
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| Nociception-Directed Regional Techniques in Open-Heart Surgery Cosmin Balan |
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| Artificial Intelligence in Acute Pain Management Alparslan Turan |
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| NIVATS (Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Volodymyr Martsiniv |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | To be announced |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Non-Technical Skills in Regional Anesthesia Moderator: Gabriella Iohom |
| Diversity and Inclusiveness in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Practice Eleni Moka |
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| The Secrets of Dealing with a Difficult Person without Becoming One Magdalena Anițescu |
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| Shared Decision-Making and Informing Patients about Regional: Tips and Tricks in Communication Tools Barbara Breebaart |
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| The Green Regional Anaesthesia - Embracing Sustainability Adela Onuțu |
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| Leveraging AI for Inclusivenss and Better Communication in Regional Anesthesia Răzvan Cherecheș |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Perioperative Pain Moderator: Liliana Mirea |
| Management of Perioperative Pain in Patients Chronically Using Opioids Liliana Mirea |
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| The Unforeseen Consequences of Opioids in the Perioperative Time Frame Magdalena Anițescu |
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| Chronic Postsurgical Pain with a Focus on Transitional Pain Services Eleni Moka |
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| What to do if painkillers are not working in shoulder disorders Răzvan Ene |
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| 17:30 - 19:00 | Miscellaneous Clinical Situations Moderator: Ana-Maria Dumitriu |
| Gastric POCUS and GLP-1 Agonists Rosemary Hogg |
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| PHRENIC Sparing Strategies for SHOULDER Surgery Sandeep Diwan |
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| Optimal Pain Management for Elbow Surgery Raluca Ungureanu |
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| Diaphragm US: A New Important Tool for RA and ICU Denisa Anastase |
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| Regional Anesthesia in Patients with Pre-Existing Bleeding Disorders: Walking a Fine Line Mihai Popescu |
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| 20:00 | Networking event: PRO-CON debates ”This is how I do it” sessions. Clinical demonstrations. Chair: Dan Sebastian Dîrzu Pre-registration required. Dinner will be served during the panel. |
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 18:00 | Obstetric Anesthetist Association: Full Day Course Speakers: Marc Van de Velde, Nuala Lucas, Rachel Kearns, Natasha Kennedy |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | What is New in Obstetric Anesthesia 2023 - 2025? Marc Van de Velde |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Anesthesia for C-section Chair: Marc Van de Velde |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Regional Anesthesia for Planned Caesarean Section Natasha Kennedy |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Anaesthetic Approaches for Unplanned Caesarean Section Rachel Kearns |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | General Anesthesia for Caesarean Section Nuala Lucas |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Post Caesarean Section Analgesia Marc Van de Velde |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Labour Analgesia Chair: Nuala Lucas |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Initiation and Maintenance of Neuraxial Analgesia |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Non-Neuraxial Labour Analgesia |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Short and Lon-Term Effects of Labour Analgesia on Fetus and Neonate Rachel Kearns |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | The Failing Labour Epidural Nuala Lucas |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Discussions |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Hemorrhage Chair: Rachel Kearns |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Interventional Radiology Marc Van de Velde |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Anesthetic Approach to the Bleeding Obstetric Patient Natasha Kennedy |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Point of Care Testing Rachel Kearns |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Discussions |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Session 4: Anesthetic Complications Chair: Natasha Kennedy |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | High Blocks Nuala Lucas |
| 16:25 - 16:50 | Neurologic Complications Rachel Kearns |
| 16:50 - 17:15 | Accidental Dural Puncture Natasha Kennedy |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Discussions |
| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Workshop: RA for Combat Trauma, Case Oriented Interactive Workshop (arm, leg, abdomen, thoracic) Trainers: Andrii Strokan, Andrii Khomenko, Ruslan Sedletskyi, Maksym Barsa limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Workshop: Perioperative POCUS Military Trauma (eye, stomach, trachea) Trainers: Dmytro Dmytriiev, Maksym Barsa limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Workshop: POCUS Trainers: Rosemary Hogg, Denisa Anastase, Cosmin Bălan, Yean Lim limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Workshop: Tips and Tricks: US-guide Catheter Approachs for Pain Treatment (Performing PNB in biological model) Trainers: Volodymyr Martsiniv, Andrii Khomenko, Andrii Strokan limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 10.30-12.30 | Workshop: Positive Communication during Invasive Procedures Trainer: Barbara Breebaart limited places available, pre-registration required |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Workshop: Ultrasound Guided Injections in Ankle and Foot Trainer: Cosmin Panțu limited places available, pre-registration required |
| VIP Workshops - Upon request Participants can choose the lecturers and the topics to be covered. Please contact the Congress secretariat for more details. |
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| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 13:00 | Clinical Workshop Trainers: Adela Onuțu, Adrian Grunfeld limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop (basic needling, interlaminar epidural, caudal, SI joint) Trainers: Adrian Grunfeld, Ovidiu Palea limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Doing the Right Thing Moderator: Virgil Poltorac |
| Why Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery is Needed? Gabriella Iohom |
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| Optimal Injection Sites for Adductor Canal Blocks Sandeep Diwan |
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| Ophthalmic Anesthesia Bazil Ateleanu |
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| The Replication Crisis Cris Rincon |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Doing the Things Right Moderator: Claudiu Neamțu |
| A Woman's Transitional Pain Service Should Belong to the Acute Pain Services: A New Role for the Obstetric Anesthetists Rafael Blanco Davila |
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| Anterior QL block: Overview to Meta-analyses Jens Borglum |
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| Reducing Nerve Injury Related to Nerve Blocks / Prevention and Management of Neurological Damage Yean Lim |
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| Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: MADE simple Fatma Saricaoglu |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Doing the Right Things Right Moderator: Mihai Bota |
| Blocks in Paediatric Cleft Repair Surgery Hana Harazim |
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| Blocks in the ICU Clara Lobo |
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| Environmental Benefits of Regional Anesthesia: What do We Know? Lara Ribeiro |
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| Awake Major Breast Cancer Surgery Roman Zuercher |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 19:00 | UARA Section - Pain Management during War Moderators: Dmytro Dmytriiev, Andrii Strokan, Maksym Barsa |
| US-guide Procedure for Treating Chronic Pain after Combat Trauma Dmytro Dmytriiev (Vinnitsa) |
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| Palliative Pain Management - Role of Regional Anesthesia Maksym Barsa (Rivne) |
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| Partial Avulsion of C5/C6 Nerve Root Pulsed Radio Frequency Treatment of Pain in The Shoulder after Combat Trauma Ruslan Sedletski (Kyiv) |
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| Transition Pain in Patients with Military Trauma: Creating a Specialized Service in the Hospital and Establishing Organized Care Nationwide Andrii Strokan (Kyiv) |
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| The Evolution of an Anesthesiologist: From Regional Anesthesia to Nerve Examination Andrii Khomenko (Kyiv) |
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| What you Need to Know about Pain Treatment after Military Trauma Volodymyr Martsiniv (Kyiv) |
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| Time | Session |
| Live Scanning Sessions - Meet the Experts | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Cervical Block, Stelate GGL Dan Sebastian Dîrzu |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | TAP, rectus sheet, ilioinguinal, TAPA, mTAPA Fatma Saricaoglu |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Fascial Plane Blocks Thoracic Region Rafael Blanco Davila |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Fascial Plane Blocks for the Abdomen Jens Borglum |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Brachial Plexus above the Clavicle Dan Sebastian Dîrzu |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Regional Analgesia Strategy for Hip Sandeep Diwan |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Scanning Below the Clavicle Gabriella Iohom |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | QL, TAP John McDonnel |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Alparslan Turan |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Samer Narouze |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Celiac Plexus, Superior Hypogastric Plexus and Stellate Ganglion Michal But |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Quadratus Lumborum Sic Lineal for Bone Marrow Biopsy Magdalena Anițescu |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Hip, Knee (+PENG and Geniculates) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Thoraco-Lumbar Spine: Medial Branch, Facet Joint, Selective Root, Costo-Transverse |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Cervical Spine Nerve Roots / Medial Branches / Cervical Plexus / Stellate Ganglion, GON |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Sacroiliac Joint, Caudal (depending on model availability) |
| Posterior Pelvis: Gluteal Pain Syndrome, Trochanteric Bursae | |
| Time | Session |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Simulation Workshop 1 Trainers: Clara Lobo, Roman Zuercher, Lara Ribeiro, Hana Harazim, Mihai Botea, Iustin Loghin |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Simulation Workshop 2 Trainers: Clara Lobo, Roman Zuercher, Lara Ribeiro, Hana Harazim, Mihai Botea, Iustin Loghin limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Neuraxial Workshop Trainer: Ophelia Grimaud limited places available, pre-registration required |
| Time | Session |
| 10:00 - 14:00 | Fluoroscopy Workshop: Spine procedures, facet joints, transforaminal Trainers: Emanuel Narcis Husu, Ionuț Branea limited places available, pre-registration required |
